According to Deadline, Fox’s newest series, Best Medicine, has earned a second season. The freshman series will continue with 12 45-minute episodes. The renewal is no surprise as the show, starring Josh Charles (Dead Poets Society, Threesome), performed consistently week to week.
Deadline reports that 12.6 million viewers watched the premiere episode across all platforms, becoming the season’s second-highest-rated broadcast drama debut among adults 18-49. The first was its fellow network series Memory of a Killer. Best Medicine, which premiered after an NFL game, is the sole scripted series to have gained viewers by its second episode.
“Best Medicine quickly became a breakout for us this season, blending sharp humor with real heart,” said Michael Thorn, President of Fox Television Network, via Deadline. “Liz Tuccillo brings a distinctive creative voice to the series, and Josh Charles leads an exceptional cast that audiences have embraced. We, along with Propogate, are excited to build on that momentum in Season 2.”
Based on the British series Doc Martin, Best Medicine follows Charles as Martin Best, a surgeon who leaves his job to return to his childhood town and serve as the general physician, via Deadline. While he is great at his job, his blunt disposition alienates townfolk, mostly due to trauma from his past. As he pushes people away, he may realize that intimacy is exactly what he needs the most.
Some of the cast are Abigail Spencer (Timeless, This Is Where I Leave You), who plays schoolteacher Louisa Gavin; Josh Segarra (The Threesome, Scream) as Sheriff Mark Mylow; Cree (Turtles All the Way Down, Big Sky) and Annie Potts (Ghostbusters, Pretty In Pink) as his Aunt Sarah, according to Deadline.
According to Deadline, the original Doc, played by Martin Clunes (Wuthering Heights, Out There), will appear in the March 3 episode titled “Doc Martin” as Dr. Robert Best.
Best Medicine airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.